When Opera Is New and Unproved

"In the ongoing quest to broaden opera's appeal, contemporary opera is one arrow in a sparely filled quiver. New operas are based on world events, current movies, popular books. Their music is written by funky living composers. And yet, earnest, thoughtful and filled with worthy music though they be, they seldom find the same resonance as art films, or literary fiction. In fact, people who go to see an opera based on a book they liked often come away disappointed."

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Welcome to the blog for the Music and Performing Arts Library, at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here we'll share information about news and
tools relevant to music, dance, and theatre researchers, as well as information about new
items in the collection. We'll also post about news in the arts world that may be of
interest to the Music and Performing Arts Library's users.